The 6.001 Lazy Meta-Circular Evaluator The Core Evaluator (define (l-eval exp env) (cond ((self-evaluating? exp) exp)
((variable? exp) (lookup-variable-value exp env))
((quoted? exp) (text-of-quotation exp))
((assignment? exp) (eval-assignment exp env))
((definition? exp) (eval-definition exp env))
((if? exp) (eval-if exp env))
((lambda? exp)
(make-procedure (lambda-parameters exp) (lambda-body exp) env)) ((begin? exp) (eval-sequence (begin-actions exp) env)) ((cond? exp) (eval (cond->if exp) env)) ((and? exp) (l-eval (and->if exp) env)) ((until? exp) (eval-until exp env)) ((application? exp) (l-apply (actual-value (operator exp) env)
(operands exp)
env))
(else (error "Unknown expression type -- L-EVAL" exp)))) (define (l-apply procedure arguments env) (cond ((primitive-procedure? procedure) (apply-primitive-procedure procedure (list-of-arg-values arguments env))) ((compound-procedure? procedure) (eval-sequence (procedure-body procedure) (extend-environment (procedure-parameters procedure) (list-of-delayed-args arguments env) (procedure-environment procedure)))) (else (error "Unknown procedure type -- L-APPLY" procedure))))
(define (actual-value exp env) (force-it (l-eval exp env))) (define (list-of-arg-values exps env) (if (no-operands? exps) ’() (cons (actual-value (first-operand exps) env) (list-of-arg-values (rest-operands exps) env)))) (define (list-of-delayed-args exps env) (if (no-operands? exps) ’() (cons (delay-it (first-operand exps) env) (list-of-delayed-args (rest-operands exps) env)))) (define (eval-if exp env) (if (actual-value (if-predicate exp) env)
(l-eval (if-consequent exp) env)
(l-eval (if-alternative exp) env)))
(define (eval-sequence exps env)
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6.001 Lazy Metacircular Evaluator (cond ((last-exp? exps) (l-eval (first-exp exps) env))
(else (l-eval (first-exp exps) env)
(eval-sequence (rest-exps exps) env))))
(define (eval-assignment exp env) (set-variable-value! (assignment-variable exp)
(l-eval (assignment-value exp) env)
env))
(define (eval-definition exp env) (define-variable! (definition-variable exp)
(l-eval (definition-value exp) env)
env))
Representing Expressions (define (tagged-list? exp tag) (and (pair? exp) (eq? (car exp) tag))) (define (self-evaluating? exp) (or (number? exp) (string? exp) (boolean? exp))) (define (quoted? exp) (tagged-list? exp ’quote)) (define (text-of-quotation exp) (cadr exp)) (define (variable? exp) (symbol? exp)) (define (assignment? exp) (tagged-list? exp ’set!)) (define (assignment-variable exp) (cadr exp)) (define (assignment-value exp) (caddr exp)) (define (definition? exp) (tagged-list? exp ’define)) (define (definition-variable exp) (if (symbol? (cadr exp)) (cadr exp) (caadr exp))) (define (definition-value exp) (if (symbol? (cadr exp))
(caddr exp)
(make-lambda (cdadr exp) ; formal params
(cddr exp)))) ; body (define (lambda? exp) (tagged-list? exp ’lambda)) (define (lambda-parameters lambda-exp) (cadr lambda-exp)) (define (lambda-body lambda-exp) (cddr lambda-exp)) (define (make-lambda parms body) (cons ’lambda (cons parms body))) (define (if? exp) (tagged-list? exp ’if))
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6.001 Lazy Metacircular Evaluator (define (if-predicate exp) (cadr exp)) (define (if-consequent exp) (caddr exp)) (define (if-alternative exp) (if (not (null? (cdddr exp)))
(cadddr exp)
’false))
(define (make-if pred conseq alt) (list ’if pred conseq alt))
(define (cond? exp) (tagged-list? exp ’cond))
(define (cond-clauses exp) (cdr exp))
(define (and? exp) (tagged-list? exp ’and))
(define (and-clauses exp) (cdr exp))
(define (until? exp) (tagged-list? exp ’until))
(define (until-test exp) (cadr exp))
(define (until-body exp) (cddr exp))
(define (begin? exp) (tagged-list? exp ’begin))
(define (begin-actions begin-exp) (cdr begin-exp))
(define (last-exp? seq) (null? (cdr seq)))
(define (first-exp seq) (car seq))
(define (rest-exps seq) (cdr seq))
(define (sequence->exp seq)
(cond ((null? seq) seq)
((last-exp? seq) (first-exp seq))
(else (make-begin seq))))
(define (make-begin exp) (cons ’begin exp)) (define (application? exp) (pair? exp)) (define (operator app) (car app)) (define (operands app) (cdr app)) (define (no-operands? args) (null? args)) (define (first-operand args) (car args)) (define (rest-operands args) (cdr args))
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6.001 Lazy Metacircular Evaluator
Representing procedures (define (make-procedure parameters body env) (list ’procedure parameters body env)) (define (compound-procedure? exp) (tagged-list? exp ’procedure)) (define (procedure-parameters p) (list-ref p 1)) (define (procedure-body p) (list-ref p 2)) (define (procedure-environment p) (list-ref p 3))
Representing environments ;; Implement environments as a list of frames; parent environment is ;; the cdr of the list. Each frame will be implemented as a list ;; of variables and a list of corresponding values. (define (enclosing-environment env) (cdr env)) (define (first-frame env) (car env)) (define the-empty-environment ’()) (define (make-frame variables values) (cons variables values)) (define (frame-variables frame) (car frame)) (define (frame-values frame) (cdr frame)) (define (add-binding-to-frame! var val frame) (set-car! frame (cons var (car frame))) (set-cdr! frame (cons val (cdr frame)))) (define (extend-environment vars vals base-env) (if (= (length vars) (length vals))
(cons (make-frame vars vals) base-env)
(if (< (length vars) (length vals))
(error "Too many args supplied" vars vals)
(error "Too few args supplied" vars vals))))
(define (lookup-variable-value var env) (define (env-loop env) (define (scan vars vals) (cond ((null? vars) (env-loop (enclosing-environment env)))
((eq? var (car vars)) (car vals))
(else (scan (cdr vars) (cdr vals)))))
(if (eq? env the-empty-environment)
(error "Unbound variable -- LOOKUP" var)
(let ((frame (first-frame env)))
(scan (frame-variables frame) (frame-values frame)))))
(env-loop env))
(define (set-variable-value! var val env) (define (env-loop env)
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6.001 Lazy Metacircular Evaluator (define (scan vars vals)
(cond ((null? vars) (env-loop (enclosing-environment env)))
((eq? var (car vars))
(set-car! vals val)) ; Same as lookup except for this
(else (scan (cdr vars) (cdr vals)))))
(if (eq? env the-empty-environment)
(error "Unbound variable -- SET!" var)
(let ((frame (first-frame env)))
(scan (frame-variables frame) (frame-values frame)))))
(env-loop env))
(define (define-variable! var val env) (let ((frame (first-frame env))) (define (scan vars vals) (cond ((null? vars) (add-binding-to-frame! var val frame))
((eq? var (car vars)) (set-car! vals val))
(else (scan (cdr vars) (cdr vals)))))
(scan (frame-variables frame)
(frame-values frame))))
Primitive Procedures and the Initial Environment (define (primitive-procedure? proc) (tagged-list? proc ’primitive)) (define (primitive-implementation proc) (cadr proc)) (define primitive-procedures (list (list ’car car)
(list ’cdr cdr)
(list ’cons cons)
(list ’null? null?)
(list ’list list)
(list ’+ +)
(list ’> >)
(list ’< <)
(list ’= =)
(list ’* *)
(list ’- -)
; ... more primitives
))
(define (primitive-procedure-names) (map car primitive-procedures)) (define (primitive-procedure-objects) (map (lambda (proc) (list ’primitive (cadr proc))) primitive-procedures)) (define (setup-environment) (let ((initial-env (extend-environment (primitive-procedure-names)
(primitive-procedure-objects)
the-empty-environment)))
(define-variable! ’true #t initial-env)
(define-variable! ’false #f initial-env)
initial-env))
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6.001 Lazy Metacircular Evaluator (define the-global-environment (setup-environment)) (define (apply-primitive-procedure proc args) (apply (primitive-implementation proc) args))
The Read-Eval-Print Loop (define input-prompt ";;; L-Eval input:") (define output-prompt ";;; L-Eval value:") (define (driver-loop) (prompt-for-input input-prompt) (let ((input (read))) (let ((output (actual-value input the-global-environment)))
(announce-output output-prompt)
(display output)))
(driver-loop)) (define (prompt-for-input string) (newline) (newline) (display string) (newline)) (define (announce-output string) (newline) (display string) (newline))
Representing Thunks (define (delay-it exp env) (list ’thunk exp env)) (define (thunk? obj) (tagged-list? obj ’thunk)) (define (thunk-exp thunk) (cadr thunk)) (define (thunk-env thunk) (caddr thunk)) (define (force-it obj) (cond ((thunk? obj) (let ((result (actual-value (thunk-exp obj) (thunk-env obj))))
(set-car! obj ’evaluated-thunk)
(set-car! (cdr obj) result)
(set-cdr! (cdr obj) ’())
result))
((evaluated-thunk? obj) (thunk-value obj))
(else obj)))
(define (actual-value exp env) (force-it (l-eval exp env))) (define (evaluated-thunk? obj) (tagged-list? obj ’evaluated-thunk)) (define (thunk-value evaluated-thunk) (cadr evaluated-thunk))
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